Mary "Polly" Gilliam

F, b. 26 September 1833, d. 14 November 1885
  • Note*: She BIRTH; Records of Emma (Street) Hively, Emma (Williams) Orr, and grave
    marker all show birthdate as 26 September 1833. There is an extensive
    story of the life of Mary (Gilliam) Sullivan in the Patriarch of the
    Valley, by Emma Street-Hivley, privately printed by Beverly Hively
    and Harold Narron, 1977.
    CENSUS: Mary is specifically mentioned in the 1850, 1852 and all other census
    reports until her death in Analy Twp., Sonoma Co., CA.
    DEATH:Information from her grave marker in Gilliam Cemetery and from records
    of Emma (Street) Hively. I also have an undated newspaper clipping from an
    unnamed newspaper that comments about her death. However, the clipping does not
    show date of burial.
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 23 October 1850 in the household of Mitchell (NMI) Gilliam at Sonoma County, California.
  • (Witness) Census: Mary "Polly" Gilliam appeared on the census of 6 September 1870 in the household of Isaac Wilson Sullivan at Analy, Sonoma County, California.
  • (Witness) Census: Mary "Polly" Gilliam appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 in the household of Isaac Wilson Sullivan at Analy, Sonoma County, California.

Parents:

Father*: Mitchell (NMI) Gilliam b. 27 Sep 1815, d. 26 Jul 1882
Mother*: Henrietta Taylor b. 15 Apr 1815, d. 9 Nov 1890

Family:

Isaac Wilson Sullivan b. 29 Mar 1807, d. 25 Aug 1891

Children:

Infant Sullivan b. 1852, d. 1852
James Mitchell Sullivan+ b. 8 Feb 1853, d. 13 Nov 1921
John Wesley Sullivan+ b. 5 Sep 1854, d. 17 Jun 1924
Cornelius Gilliam Sullivan+ b. 26 Feb 1856, d. 16 May 1940
Minerva Ann Sullivan+ b. 20 Oct 1857, d. 25 Feb 1923
Nancy Eleanor Sullivan+ b. 20 Mar 1860, d. 18 Aug 1911
Sophronia Clementine Sullivan+ b. 20 Jul 1861, d. 12 Dec 1934
Charles Craven Sullivan+ b. 9 Dec 1863, d. 14 Nov 1926
Aletha Jemima Sullivan+ b. 1 Aug 1865, d. 4 Jul 1923
Asa Isaac Sullivan+ b. 25 Nov 1867, d. 31 Dec 1928
Amanda Jane Sullivan+ b. 23 Feb 1870, d. 10 Dec 1934
Jabez Benjamin Sullivan+ b. 9 Nov 1872, d. 28 Jan 1935
Infant Son Sullivan b. c 1874, d. c 1874

Isaac Wilson Sullivan

M, b. 29 March 1807, d. 25 August 1891
  • Note*: He ISAAC WILSON SULLIVAN
    The information about Isaac Sullivan can be found in Patriarch of the Valley, by Emma Street-Hively, privately printed in 1977 by Beverly Hively and Harold Narron, great grandchildren of Isaac and Mary Sullivan. Emma Hively was a grandaughter of Isaac and Mary but she died before she got the manuscript printed. Isaac and Mary (Gilliam) have had several descendants who were quite interested in their genealogy and have considerable records. There is simply too much information about Isaac Sullivan to put it all in these notes.

    !BIRTH; Many records show his birthdate. Gravemarker, records of Mary (Street) Hivley, DAR application of Mary (Street) Darby back to Isaac's father James Sullivan, Patriarch of the Valley (p. 1), letters of Mary (Street) Hivley, Isaac Sullivan bible, and an undated obituary kept by Sophronia (Sullivan) Street a daughter of Isaac and Mary.

    !MARRIAGE; Isaac Sullivan bible, Sonoma County recorder's office (copy on page xii of The Patriarch of the Valley), History of Sonoma County by Honoria Tuomey, (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1926) Vol. II, p. 652), and many others.

    BURIAL; Date, Aug 26th, from an undated newspaper article in scrapbook started by Sophronia (Sullivan) Street, daughter of Isaac Sullivan.
  • Census: He appeared on the census of 6 September 1870 at Analy, Sonoma County, California.
  • Census*: He appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 at Analy, Sonoma County, California.

Family:

Mary "Polly" Gilliam b. 26 Sep 1833, d. 14 Nov 1885

Children:

Infant Sullivan b. 1852, d. 1852
James Mitchell Sullivan+ b. 8 Feb 1853, d. 13 Nov 1921
John Wesley Sullivan+ b. 5 Sep 1854, d. 17 Jun 1924
Cornelius Gilliam Sullivan+ b. 26 Feb 1856, d. 16 May 1940
Minerva Ann Sullivan+ b. 20 Oct 1857, d. 25 Feb 1923
Nancy Eleanor Sullivan+ b. 20 Mar 1860, d. 18 Aug 1911
Sophronia Clementine Sullivan+ b. 20 Jul 1861, d. 12 Dec 1934
Charles Craven Sullivan+ b. 9 Dec 1863, d. 14 Nov 1926
Aletha Jemima Sullivan+ b. 1 Aug 1865, d. 4 Jul 1923
Asa Isaac Sullivan+ b. 25 Nov 1867, d. 31 Dec 1928
Amanda Jane Sullivan+ b. 23 Feb 1870, d. 10 Dec 1934
Jabez Benjamin Sullivan+ b. 9 Nov 1872, d. 28 Jan 1935
Infant Son Sullivan b. c 1874, d. c 1874

Cornelius Gilliam

M, b. 1767, d. circa 1832

Parents:

Father*: John Gilliam b. 1740, d. 1792
Mother*: Elizabeth Murrell b. 1735, d. b 1781

Family:

Sarah Wood

John Gilliam Jr.

M, b. 1769
  • Note*: He Harold Narron's Records.

Parents:

Father*: John Gilliam b. 1740, d. 1792
Mother*: Elizabeth Murrell b. 1735, d. b 1781

Rachel Gilliam

F, b. 21 January 1838, d. 4 May 1918

Parents:

Father*: Mitchell (NMI) Gilliam b. 27 Sep 1815, d. 26 Jul 1882
Mother*: Henrietta Taylor b. 15 Apr 1815, d. 9 Nov 1890

Family:

David Spicer Bowman b. 4 Dec 1824, d. 9 Aug 1906

Children:

Henrietta Ann "Rittie" Bowman+ b. 30 Oct 1853, d. 26 Jan 1929
Francis "Frank" Bowman+ b. 21 Sep 1856, d. 26 Nov 1932
Leonard Mitchell Bowman+ b. 25 Sep 1857, d. 29 Dec 1884
Josephine Bowman b. 17 Oct 1859, d. 3 Mar 1861
Mary Bowman+ b. 10 Dec 1862, d. 1937
Lelia Bowman+ b. 19 Feb 1864, d. 11 Jan 1916
Epaphroditus Bowman b. 21 Jun 1866, d. 2 Nov 1867
Belle Bowman+ b. 21 Jun 1869, d. 11 Jan 1922
Caroline "Carrie" Bowman+ b. 10 Oct 1871, d. 8 Apr 1952
Alice Bowman+ b. 30 Aug 1874, d. 1957

Elizabeth Ann Gilliam

F, b. 7 April 1848, d. 26 December 1889
  • Note*: She See Gilliam Clan 1989-4; George W. Gildersleeve.
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 23 October 1850 in the household of Mitchell (NMI) Gilliam at Sonoma County, California.
  • (Witness) Census: Elizabeth Ann Gilliam appeared on the census of 12 July 1860 in the household of Mitchell (NMI) Gilliam at Sonoma County, California.
  • Married Name: As of 22 December 1864,her married name was Crow.

Parents:

Father*: Mitchell (NMI) Gilliam b. 27 Sep 1815, d. 26 Jul 1882
Mother*: Henrietta Taylor b. 15 Apr 1815, d. 9 Nov 1890

Family:

James Rankin "Rancon" Crow b. 22 Nov 1838, d. 19 Aug 1902

Children:

Martha Jane Crow b. 15 Dec 1865, d. 22 Jan 1869
Elizabeth Crow b. 20 Oct 1867, d. 6 Jun 1870
Mary "Molly" Rachel Crow+ b. 30 Jan 1869, d. 24 Jan 1954
David Benjamin Crow+ b. 30 Mar 1871, d. 28 Apr 1944
Dora Bell Crow+ b. 10 Apr 1873, d. 9 Jun 1955
John Mitchell Crow b. 14 Oct 1879, d. 1961
William Crow b. 26 Aug 1883, d. 21 Apr 1966

Jane "Janette" Gilliam

F, b. 1830, d. 1848
  • Birth*: Jane "Janette" Gilliam was born in 1830 at Missouri.
  • Death*: She died in Missouri in 1848.
  • Note*: She unmarried.

Parents:

Father*: Jesse Gilliam b. Dec 1790, d. 4 Mar 1867
Mother*: Jennett McDowell b. c 1791, d. bt 1860 - 1861

Dennis Hopper

M, b. 17 May 1936, d. 29 May 2010
  • Birth*: Dennis Hopper was born on 17 May 1936 at Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas.
  • Marriage: He married an unknown person in 1961.
  • Marriage*: He married an unknown person in 1972.
  • Marriage: He married an unknown person in 1989.
  • Marriage: He married an unknown person in 1996.
  • Death*: He died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, on 29 May 2010, at the age of 74.
  • Note*: He Parade Magazine 16 Jul 1995 p. 14 in 1961.
  • Occupation*: He was TV Actor/Director/Film Actor.

Bessie Lee

F, b. 10 February 1886, d. 1 September 1964
  • SOURCE*: History of Wheeler Co. p 90.
  • Occupation*: She was school teacher.
  • Married Name: As of 11 February 1905,her married name was Gage.
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 23 April 1910 in the household of Francis Elevina Price at Mitchell, Wheeler County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: Bessie Lee appeared on the census of 15 January 1920 in the household of Marcus Clide Gage at Mitchell, Wheeler County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: Bessie Lee appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Marcus Clide Gage at Prineville, Crook County, Oregon.
  • (Informant) Death: Bessie Lee was the informant on the death certificate of Marcus Clide Gage on 4 February 1942 listed as Bessie Gage of Prineville.
  • Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the p1A on Thursday, 10 September 1964 Prineville, Crook County, Oregon.

Family:

Marcus Clide Gage b. 9 Oct 1881, d. 4 Feb 1942

Children:

Frances Ellen Gage+ b. 19 Jan 1906, d. 17 Feb 2001
Anona Arlene Gage+ b. 23 Feb 1908, d. 30 Aug 2001
William Robert "Bob" Gage b. 22 Oct 1910, d. 17 May 1992
John Lee Gage+ b. 1 Nov 1921, d. 24 Dec 2015
Betty Jean "Jean" Gage+ b. 23 May 1925, d. 22 Apr 2008

Frances Ellen Gage

F, b. 19 January 1906, d. 17 February 2001
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 23 April 1910 in the household of Francis Elevina Price at Mitchell, Wheeler County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: Frances Ellen Gage appeared on the census of 15 January 1920 in the household of Marcus Clide Gage at Mitchell, Wheeler County, Oregon.
  • Married Name: Her married name was Dove.
  • (Witness) Census: Frances Ellen Gage appeared on the census of 7 April 1930 in the household of Thomas Dove at Mitchell, Wheeler County, Oregon.
  • Residence*: Frances Ellen Gage lived in 1992 at Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
  • Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Francis Ellen Dove
    Francis Dove was born January 19, 1906 in Lebanon, Oregon; and passed away February 17, 2001 in Tacoma, WA. She was a member of the South Lakeshore Christian church. Francis was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Dove and her daughter Inez Norbeck. Survivors include: sons, Kenneth Dove (Marion), Bill Dove (Pat) all of Kennewick, Wa, Jim Dove (Claudia) of Tacoma, WA and Ray Dove (Marilynn) of Belfair, WA; daughter, Barbara Capps of Tacoma, WA; 26 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 AM, Wednesday, February 21, 2001 at Mountain View Garden Chapel. Arrangements by Mountain View Funeral Home, 584-0252.
    The News Tribune, 19 Feb 2001, pg 15 on Monday, 19 February 2001 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.

Parents:

Father*: Marcus Clide Gage b. 9 Oct 1881, d. 4 Feb 1942
Mother*: Bessie Lee b. 10 Feb 1886, d. 1 Sep 1964

Family:

Thomas Dove b. 20 Dec 1896, d. 1975

Children:

Kenneth Vivian Dove+ b. 1 Jan 1925, d. 3 Sep 2006
Inez Fay Dove+ b. 28 Jan 1929, d. 27 Jul 1981
William Marcus Dove b. 16 Mar 1933, d. 25 Nov 2014
Frederick Ray Dove b. 24 Jan 1938, d. 16 Mar 2017
Barbara Lee Dove+ b. 17 May 1945, d. 28 Jul 2019

Anona Arlene Gage

F, b. 23 February 1908, d. 30 August 2001

Parents:

Father*: Marcus Clide Gage b. 9 Oct 1881, d. 4 Feb 1942
Mother*: Bessie Lee b. 10 Feb 1886, d. 1 Sep 1964

Family:

Thomas Calib Stephenson b. 5 Oct 1898, d. 23 May 1991

Child:

Lois Esther Stephenson b. 22 Aug 1933, d. 7 Sep 2012

William Robert "Bob" Gage

M, b. 22 October 1910, d. 17 May 1992

Parents:

Father*: Marcus Clide Gage b. 9 Oct 1881, d. 4 Feb 1942
Mother*: Bessie Lee b. 10 Feb 1886, d. 1 Sep 1964

Family:

Neva Hawk

John Lee Gage

M, b. 1 November 1921, d. 24 December 2015

Parents:

Father*: Marcus Clide Gage b. 9 Oct 1881, d. 4 Feb 1942
Mother*: Bessie Lee b. 10 Feb 1886, d. 1 Sep 1964

Family:

Wilburma Myrtle Rogers b. 28 Nov 1922, d. 24 Sep 2019

Betty Jean "Jean" Gage

F, b. 23 May 1925, d. 22 April 2008
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Marcus Clide Gage at Prineville, Crook County, Oregon.
  • Married Name: As of 14 August 1948,her married name was Graham.
  • Residence*: Betty Jean "Jean" Gage lived in 1993 at Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon.
  • Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Betty Jean (Gage) Graham died April 22, 2008, at the age of 82 in Redmond, Ore.
    A graveside service was held on April 24 at the Redmond Memorial Cemetery and visitation was held on April 23 at Autumn Funerals of Redmond.
    She was born on May 23, 1925 at a logging camp in the Ochoco Mountains above Walton Lake. Her parents were Mark and Bessie Gage.
    She lived in central Oregon her entire life and was raised and educated in Prineville. Mrs. Graham lived in Redmond for 60 years.
    She married Robert Charles Graham on Aug. 14, 1948, in Wiccama, Nev. She worked in the dry cleaning business for many years in Redmond and Bend.
    Additionally, Mrs. Graham was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
    She enjoyed spending time with her best friends, Leola and Art Legg, and visits with her extended family.
    Survivors include: her sons Robert Graham and his wife Ruth of Redmond and Jim and his wife Claudia Graham of Tacoma, Wash; brother John Gage and his wife Burma of Powell Butte, Ore; nine grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
    Her husband, a brother, two sisters and a great-grandson preceded her in death.
    Autumn Funerals of Redmond handled the arrangements. on Monday, 28 April 2008 Prineville, Crook County, Oregon.

Parents:

Father*: Marcus Clide Gage b. 9 Oct 1881, d. 4 Feb 1942
Mother*: Bessie Lee b. 10 Feb 1886, d. 1 Sep 1964

Family 1:

Martin Delbert "Delbert" Fuston b. 27 Jan 1923, d. 3 Mar 2013

Family 2:

Robert Charles Graham

Thomas Dove

M, b. 20 December 1896, d. 1975

Family:

Frances Ellen Gage b. 19 Jan 1906, d. 17 Feb 2001

Children:

Kenneth Vivian Dove+ b. 1 Jan 1925, d. 3 Sep 2006
Inez Fay Dove+ b. 28 Jan 1929, d. 27 Jul 1981
William Marcus Dove b. 16 Mar 1933, d. 25 Nov 2014
Frederick Ray Dove b. 24 Jan 1938, d. 16 Mar 2017
Barbara Lee Dove+ b. 17 May 1945, d. 28 Jul 2019

Thomas Calib Stephenson

M, b. 5 October 1898, d. 23 May 1991

Family:

Anona Arlene Gage b. 23 Feb 1908, d. 30 Aug 2001

Child:

Lois Esther Stephenson b. 22 Aug 1933, d. 7 Sep 2012

Wilburma Myrtle Rogers

F, b. 28 November 1922, d. 24 September 2019
  • PARENTS*: She was the child of Eva Mae Cole & Roy L. Rogers.
  • SIBLING*: She Bud Rogers.
  • Residence*: She lived in 1941 at Prineville, Crook County, Oregon.
  • Note*: She Dale/Dena Goetz of RR 1 Box 18 Park KS 67751-9611 dgoetz@ruraltel.net inquiry to Crook County Genealogy Library answered by Vivian Zimmerlee on 8 June 2000.
  • Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Wilburma “Burma” Gage, 96, a long time Powell Butte resident, passed away on Tuesday September 24, 2019. A graveside service will be held at the Powell Butte Cemetery at 10:00 AM with a reception to follow at the Powell Butte Community Center on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Rev. Robert Graham will be officiating. To leave on line condolences please go to www.whisperingpinesfuneralhome.com Burma was born near Selden, Kansas on November 28, 1922 to Roy and Eva (Cole) Rogers. Upon graduation from high school, she moved to Prineville, Oregon where her two sisters lived and she met her husband, John Gage. They were married on July 27, 1942 and were married 73 years. During World War 2 while her husband was overseas, she worked as a night telephone operator. In 1954 the family moved to their cattle and horse ranch on Minson Road in Powell Butte. She was very active in the operation of the ranch. They remained living in Powell Butte until 2015 when they moved to Carriage Place Assisted Living. They enjoyed gathering wild horses in the Ochocos. They loved gathering and helping with the branding of cattle in the Post/Paulina area. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her twin brother, Wendell "Bud" Rogers, three other brothers, two sisters, grandson, Aaron Rosebrook and great grandson, Tyler Pierce. Burma is survived by daughter Jonalee Gert (Jack) of Perry, Oklahoma, daughter Annette Rosebrook (Butch) of Tumalo, Oregon and son Leon Gage (Linda) of Jordan Valley, Oregon, 7 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren. Contributions can be made in Burma’s memory to the Alzheimers Association, the Crook County Historical Society or Partners in Care Hospice through Whispering Pines Funeral Home – 3168 NE 3rd Street – Prineville, Oregon 97754 (541) 416-9733. All other cards and condolences may be directed to Annette Rosebrook, 65376 Old Bend Redmond Hwy., Bend, OR 97703 To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Wilburma "Burma" Myrtle (Rogers) Gage, please visit our floral store. after 24 September 2019 Oregon.

Family:

John Lee Gage b. 1 Nov 1921, d. 24 Dec 2015